diff --git a/ipc/shm.c b/ipc/shm.c
index 85dc001..bd2b14e 100644
--- a/ipc/shm.c
+++ b/ipc/shm.c
@@ -535,6 +535,7 @@
 	shp->shm_nattch = 0;
 	shp->shm_file = file;
 	shp->shm_creator = current;
+
 	/*
 	 * shmid gets reported as "inode#" in /proc/pid/maps.
 	 * proc-ps tools use this. Changing this will break them.
@@ -543,7 +544,9 @@
 
 	ns->shm_tot += numpages;
 	error = shp->shm_perm.id;
-	shm_unlock(shp);
+
+	spin_unlock(&shp->shm_perm.lock);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return error;
 
 no_id: